Car-replacer.



PATENTED JAN. e, 1903. 0. w. JOHNSON.

GAR REPLAGER.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 15, 1902.

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PATENTBD JAN. 6, 1903.

0. .W. JOHNSON. GAR REPLAGER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 15, 1902.

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UNITED STAT PATENT OFFIC OLIVER WARREN Jonnsomor .OAKHARBOR, OHIO.

CAR-REPLACER.

. srnomronzrron forming partof neat... Patent No. 717,862, dated Jammy 6,1903.

1 1 Application filed April 15. 1 9 02.

To all whom, it may concern:

, Be it known that I, OLIvER WARREN J OHN- SON, a citizen of theUnitedStates, residing at Oakharbor,in the county of Ottawa and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oar-Replacers; and I do 1 will enable others skilled in the art to which;

it appertains to make and use thesame.

This inventionrelates to devices for replac;

. ingderailed carsor like carriers upon tracks point.

" j and elongatedandllongitudinally curved, the

larger base having a slot extended-inward therefrom to receivethe rail when the de-" when displaced fronrany cause.

The purpose ofthe nvention is the provif 'sion of a replacer which will embody in its construction a minimum amount of metal,

thereby enabling the machine to be readily handled, and which at the same time Will be sufficiently strong, and durable to withstand the strain and wear incident to its use,cthe device being braced and stayed from every In its general form the replacer is tapering vice is in position and the smaller end being constructed to rest upon the raiL; Tie-rods connect the front andrear ends and guards project upward from the side portionsto hold the car-Wheel in place and direct it to the rail as said wheel moves forwardover the device. The surfaces ofthe device may be plain or. corrugated, as desired,the corrugations. or flutes extending either lengthwise or transversely of the device, as desired, inorder to stifien and strengthen the same to give the best results. l r 1 The improvement also consistsofthe novel features, structural details, and combinations ofthe parts, which hereinafter willbe more particularly described, illustrated, and set forth in the subjoined claims. I

In the drawings hereto attached and forming apart of the specification, Figure 1 is a top planviewofa car-replacer embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a side'view showing the device applied.

Fig. 4 is a front view. Fig. 5 is a detail view of a tie-rod. Fig. 6 is a section about onthe line X X of Fig. 3:1ooking to the front. Fig. 7 is a top plan View of a modification. Fig.

Fig. 3 is ajrear view.

Serial N9. 103,032. (No model.)

8 is a rear View. Fig. 9is a section on the line Y Y of Fig. 7 looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 10 is a transverse section of a further modification. Fig. 11 is a longitu dinal section of a modification, showing transverse flutes or corrugations.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The replacer is of tapering form and flares outwardly at its rear end and is provided with a slot 1, extended inward from the rear end a distance to admit of the rear portion of the device resting upon a tie 3 when the ma chine is in position for use, as shown most clearly in Fig. 2. This slot 1 is of a width to snugly receive the rail 4, to which the replacer may be fitted. The device curves longitudinally, and flanges 5 are pendent from the longitudinal edges to stiffen and brace the structure. A series of tie-rods 6 brace the .replacer and extend lengthwise thereof and connect the front and rear portions and form chords to subtend the arcformed by thecurved portion. of the article. their end portions passed through openings inthe front and rear portions of the replacer, theprojecting ends being upset or riveted, as shown most clearly in Fig. 5. A'flange7 extends transversely of the device at its rear end and is sharpened at its lower end, so as to penetrate the tie 3 and prevent longitudinal movement of the replacer when acar-wheel is moving thereover. Guards 8 and 9 project upward from the longitudinal edge portions of the replacer toretain the car-wheel in place. The guard Sis narrow, whereas the guard 9 is broad and presents a flatsurface at its top side. Flanges 10 are pendent from the sides of the slot 1 to embrace opposite sides of therail l and prevent lateral slipping of the replacer. The tie-rods 6 adjacent to the sides of the slot 1 are in line with the flanges 10 and come beneath the same'and act jointly therewith to stifien and brace the machine longitudinally. L

In the form shown in Fig. 1 and the detail views thereof the upper surface of the part between the guards 8 and 9 is straight and in a lower plane than the upper edge of said guards. In the form shown in Figs. 7, 8, and

These tie-rods have 9 the middle portion between the guards is raised, as shown at 11, and grooves or chan- 7 effect, a series of teeth, so as to more readily penetrate the tie 3 or other part upon which the rear end of the replacer may rest.

The body of the replacer may be straight or corrugated, the latter construction being I preferred when the device is constructed of comparatively thin material in order to give the necessary strength. The corrugations or flutes may extend lengthwise of the device, as shown in Fig. 10, or transversely thereof, as shown in Fig. 11, this being a matter of choice, depending upon the direction in which it is required to stiffen and brace the machine.

The rear corners of the replacer bordering upon the slot 1 are cut away, as-shown at 14, to clear the foot of the rail at each side of the web and rest on said foot and admit of the rear of the replace'r resting upon the tie. To further prevent slipping of the device, it is provided with a grab-hook 15, pivoted 'to a rear corner and adapted to engage a side of a tie.

as desired.

devices will be provided in pairsrights and lefts-for useupon opposite rails of a track,

The transverse flange 7 may be This grab-hook may be pivoted to the device in any convenient and substantial i manner and may be located upon either side, i It is to be understood that the so as to lift corresponding wheels of a truck equally.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new isp 1. A car-replacer deflected between its front and rear ends, and tie-rods connecting said end portions, substantially as set forth.

2. A car-replacer of tapering form and longitudinally curved, and tie-rods connecting opposite end portions of the device and subtending the intermediate curved portion, substantially as specified.

3. A car-replacer having spaced pendent flanges, and tie-rods connecting opposite end portionsof the replacer and coming beneath the said flanges to support the same, substantially as set forth.

4. A car-replacer of tapering form and 1ongitudinallycurved and having a slot extended inward from its rear end and having pendent flanges at the sides of said slot, and tie-rods connecting front and rear end portions of the device, the tie-rods adjacent to the slot coming beneath the said pendent flanges, substantially as specified.

5. A car-replacer having its body portion of comparatively thin material and correspondingly corrugated or fluted upon opposite sides to stiffen and strengthen it, substantially as set forth. I

In "testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OLIVER WARREN JOHNSON, [L.s.]

Witnesses:

J OHN DUFF, E. B. HUYoK. 

